Legal Director Ron Fein Joins Release Of New MASSPIRG-Demos Report On “The Money Chase” Posted on January 14, 2015 (January 30, 2015) Today on the steps of Ashburton Place in Boston, a host of public interest organizations gathered for the release of a new report documenting the dominance of big money in the November 2014 Congressional elections. Authored by MASSPIRG and Demos, the report calls for solutions moving big money dominance to small donors.Read More
John Bonifaz To Join Reddit Ask-Me-Anything Panel on Wednesday 1/14 Posted on January 13, 2015 (June 30, 2015) Democracy Amendments Tomorrow, join Free Speech For People President John Bonifaz for a special Reddit I-AMA conversation on how we are building the movement to overturn Citizens United—and how you can be a part of it.Read More
L.A. Times Op Ed: “The Supreme Court’s Citizens United Decision Continues To Echo” Posted on January 9, 2015 (June 30, 2015) (Image via LA Times) An op-ed in the LA Times reflects on Citizens United’s five year anniversary and its effect on law beyond campaign finance. The damage felt from the Supreme Court’s ruling on campaign finance is just the beginning, as corporations continue to accrue more and more rights of ‘we the people’. Some highlights from theRead More
Watch Rhana B. Follow In The Footsteps Of “Granny D”! Posted on January 6, 2015 (June 30, 2015) On October 13, 2014, Rhana Bazzini left her home in Sarasota, Florida to embark on a 400+ mile journey in the footsteps of Doris “Granny D” Haddock to call for a constitutional amendment to reclaim our democracy. Free Speech For People joined Rhana in Tallahassee on December 3, 2014 for the final leg of her walk to the Florida state capitol. We interviewed Rhana about her time on the road, and what it means to follow in “Granny D’s” footsteps. Read More
Hearing To Begin January 7 On Vermont’s GMO Labeling Law Posted on January 6, 2015 (June 30, 2015) On Wednesday, January 7, the Federal District Court in Burlington, Vermont will begin oral arguments in the landmark case of Grocery Manufacturers Association, et al. v. Sorrell, which addresses the state’s recently-passed law requiring the labeling of food produced with genetic engineering. Read More
FSFP And Retired Montana Supreme Court Justice File Brief In Defense Of A Florida Campaign Finance Rule For Judicial Elections Posted on December 19, 2014 (June 15, 2016) (Image Source) Free Speech For People, along with retired Montana Supreme Court Justice (and Free Speech For People board member) James Nelson, has filed an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court in defense of a Florida campaign finance rule for judicial elections. The challenged rule, which was drawn from the American Bar Association’s ModelRead More
63,000 Strikes And You’re Out? Not If You’re A Global Corporation In Delaware, Explains Jeff Clements To Huffington Post Posted on December 16, 2014 (June 30, 2015) Over a decade before the Big Branch mine explosion, Massey Energy had committed more than 63,000 violations of mine safety laws, and violated the federal Clean Water Act 13,000 times. Three years after the explosion, CEO Don Blankenship was indicted, but Massey still operates in Delaware. Free Speech For People’s Jeff Clements writes to the Huffington Post on the case. Read More
2014: A Year Of Milestones and Progress To Reclaim Democracy Posted on December 16, 2014 (December 9, 2021) As we prepare for the beginnings of a new year, we look back on this year’s progress and our many achievements. With your help, we have reached many milestones in our work to overturn Citizens United and reclaim our democracy. To show your support, we urge you to donate to our end of year campaign, here. Read More
The Latest On The Omnibus Spending Bill Posted on December 14, 2014 (June 30, 2015) [View the story “In the News: Campaign Finance Provisions In Omnibus Bill” on Storify]Read More
FSFP Joins Global Witness In Brief Addressing “Conflict Minerals” and First Amendment Claims By Corporations Posted on December 11, 2014 (June 15, 2016) (Photo via Global Witness) We’re pleased to join Global Witness Limited in an important brief pushing back against a First Amendment claim by the National Association of Manufacturers and other corporate interests. The case comes from a provision of the federal Dodd-Frank Act addressing “conflict minerals” from the war-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo. AsRead More